dis ‧ a ‧ ble /dɪsˈeɪb ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ ability ≠ ↑ inability , ↑ disability ; adjective : ↑ able ≠ ↑ unable , ↑ disabled ; verb : ↑ enable ≠ ↑ disable ; adverb : ↑ ably ]
1 . [usually passive] to make someone unable to use a part of their body properly:
Carter was permanently disabled in the war.
2 . to deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use:
The virus will disable your computer.
—disablement noun [uncountable and countable]
—disabling adjective :
a disabling injury